RHODIAN LIMESTONE SPHINX
Wearing an Egyptianizing headdress with side lappets, the striated wings outstretched above the back, tail curled around left hind leg; seated on an integral rectangular base.
Very rare.
Ex Swiss private collection, acquired prior to 1960 by the grandmother of the present owner.
Ca. 6th Century BC
H. 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm.)
Art of the Ancient World, 2011, no. 28
CLJ250
$12,500
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